Aaron’s Party is coming to Gainesville.
Pop star Aaron Carter will perform at High Dive on Sunday. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show — which includes The Crazy Carls, The Real Hooks and Brie Goldsobel — starts an hour later. General admission tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at the door, available at tktwb.tw/GIAlq5, Hear Again Music or High Dive.
The Alligator spoke with Carter, a Tampa native, last week.
Q: What can you tell me about your tour?
A: It’s live music. I do all of my hits from the past — you know, “Aaron’s Party,” “I Love Candy,” “How I Beat Shaq” — I take all of them, and we do a new show.
Q: I think a lot of the people who are going to be coming to your Gainesville concert are probably UF students who remember you from a few years ago. What should they know about you now?
A: Well, I’ve grown up, you know, and I’m 25 years old. I’ve been working on my craft, and ... becoming a better singer. So I think that the show really focuses on my talents as a performer.
Q: What can people expect when they come?
A: They can expect to just come and have a good time. It’s live music, and I ... do a lot of the stuff that I’ve done before, so it’s nostalgic for people too. It’s nostalgic for me, and it’s amazing. It’s just a really good time. I encourage people to just come out and check it out.
A version of this story ran on page 8 on 10/11/2013 under the headline "A Q-and-A with Aaron Carter, soon at High Dive"
